I lost my job and don’t really have any money right now. To top it off I now have an infected tooth. At first it was just painful, but now my entire cheek is swollen. I don’t know what to do. My dentist wants payment up front and I just don’t have the money. I […]
Read More...I lost most of my upper teeth in a car accident. My dentist suggested that I just remove the rest of the teeth and get full upper dentures. Here’s the problem. It makes me gag. I’ve tried everything I can think of. Is there a way to fix this? Elaine Dear Elaine, You have […]
Read More...Can you advise me on something. I don’t think you’ll know who the dentist is because I am in a completely different state from you, but I wanted another dentist’s opinion. I needed (and still need) new overdentures for my mini implants. The hitch was that I was being transferred. I needed everything within eleven […]
Read More...I have a tooth in the back of my mouth that is so infected it has my cheek swollen. I do not have dental insurance and have recently been laid off so I don’t really have much money either. I don’t know how long it is going to take for me to find new work […]
Read More...I’ve been told I need a root canal treatment but my last two paychecks have been pretty small due to an illness I’ve had. Is it okay to put it off for a bit? If so, when will I know if it is time to find a way to make it happen? Cameron Dear Cameron, […]
Read More...I had to replace four teeth on my lower left arch. I did it with an implant bridge that had two dental implants. Before this, my teeth all came together at the same time. With the dental implant bridge, the side with the implants are meeting when I bite down, but the teeth on the […]
Read More...Can you help me? I’m worried about something a dentist told me. I just moved to a new area and don’t have a regular dentist yet. However, I had a toothache and had to go see a dentist. I found one who called himself an emergency dentist and got in fairly quickly. He did an […]
Read More...I had to have a dental bridge done 37 years ago. I can tell there is some bone loss there. I’m also losing one of the “anchor teeth”, at least I think that is what they’re called. I want to replace them with dental implants, but my dentist is not sure if that is possible […]
Read More...I’ve just had a new upper denture made less than a year ago. It was a bear getting used to it at first and learning to eat and talk, but after a few fittings and adjustments, it finally felt good. Well, lately it started getting sore again, under the denture near the back. I kept […]
Read More...I am so frustrated right now and I have no idea what to do about the situation. I am losing all of my teeth. I know it is my fault, but that is water under the bridge and I just need to move on from here. My dentist is insisting I get all these dental […]
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